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LoKi128
14th March 2005, 20:38
I left an encode of Cube Zero running overnight with x264. Created the First Pass job, but since I haven't recompressed the audio yet (will do with faac) I didn't know what to set the Second Pass bitrate to, so I decided just to test out the performance at 500kbps.

If I run a Third Pass at 900kbps for example, will the output be ok? Or should I rename the Second Pass stats file to prevent it from "tainting" the process?

akupenguin
14th March 2005, 21:52
A third pass at 900kbps would work, but you will probably get better results by moving the 2nd pass statsfile.